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seep /si:p/ v ~ through (sth)/into sth/out (of sth)/away ယိုသည္။ စိမ့္သည္။ water seeping through the roof of the tunnel ❍ Oil is seeping out through a crack in the tank. ❍ ( fig ) Their power is seeping away. ❍ DRIP ❏ seepage /'si:pÇdʒ/ n [U] စိမ့္ဝင္ျခင္း။ ယိုစိမ့္ျခင္း။ prevent water seepage into a building.

Examples

1. [seep through] : The rain had seeped through his clothes.
2. [seep into] : Poisonous chemicals from the factory are seeping into our soil.
3. [seep from/out of] : The helium will slowly seep out of the balloon.
4. [seep in] : Even when he closed the windows the noise of the traffic seeped in.
5. [seep into] : Thoughts of revenge started to seep into her mind.
6. [seep in] : This kind of language allows racism to start seeping in.